OMG, I just paid a 1.98 for Gas.... I'm votin' Republics....

[WCGreen]

The gas went up so much 'cause of them democrats always throwin' stuff in the way of my god given right to do as I pleases when I pleases and how I pleases, thank you very much...

They always whine about this and then they whine about that...

They scared them oil execs with all that whinin' that they had no choice but to raise them prices...

Now that good old George is back talkin' like a real man to us out here, them oil execs ain't scarred of Eyeran no more so they can lower the prices...

Damn the Bush is a good president, doncha think...

We just gotta send them Republics back so they can get rid of them do nothin' librul democrats....

[Towlie]

1. Where?

Where is gas going for $1.98?

[caraher]

5. It is in Indianapolis - "red" state, of course

[Contrary1]

17. I'm in Indy...where is it?

I'm willing to drive to the opposite side of town, and spend an hour idling
my engine waiting in line just to get me some. Thank you Dubya.

God bless America! :patriot:

[Lasher]

31. Gas Buddy will tell you

Here's the link:

http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_index.aspx

[Imagevision]

19. it's only down to $2.55 in Ft. Myers Florida, but then Fl. swings to Bush

or Diebold makes ir appear as such, it seems swing states seem to be lower, Cali, what did they do knock off .20-.30 cents??

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. You'd make an excellent Freeper!

If I didn't know better, I'd almost believe this........:rofl:

And you've already gotten a vote for the Greatest Page, too!

Well done!

[charlyvi]

3. Nah. He spells too well. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. No worries!

WC is a friend of mine, and he's just putting us on!

:rofl:

[IChing]

6. Yes , he got my vote but the spelling, diction and paragraph structure

needs work. This could be absolutely brilliant if carried to the next level, WC!!! :) :rofl:


(Hi peggy, trying to meet up in California next month)

[denese]

33. A real freeper would say...

(And I know because my dad is one)
We were discussing the huge profits the oil companies have been making recently, which is a dangerous area to get into with someone who listens to Rush every day.
And I swear to you my dad said, "Good for the oil companies. That's the free market at work."
And the price of gas, it's falling because summer is over. Don't you guys know it happens every year???
I am afraid my dad is not the only one who thinks like this.
It's pretty scary.

[AirmensMom]

4. $1.98?

:wow:

Ours was at $2.15 today. But you sure do have the right idea. :eyes: I hope people don't fall for it ... but I'm afraid plenty will. :cry:

[femmocrat]

7. Yeah... Where?

It is still 2.35 in our part of PA, although I heard it was around 2.11 in Ohio last week.

[WCGreen]

9. Right around the corner here in Westlake Ohio...

[zeemike]

10. Clinton was the reason gas prices were so high

So we will have to send more republirats to congress or he will raise them up again.

[WCGreen]

11. They did shut down some key refineries in late summer

early fall of 2000 and that effected gas prices in a few key states such as Wisconsin, Ill, Missouri and Ohio...

[zeemike]

12. You do know that I was being sarcastic don't you? n/t

[WCGreen]

14. I know that...

It just seemed the perfect place to bring those facts up...

[kestrel91316]

13. They are still punishing us here in SoCal with $2.70+.

[Imagevision]

18. SoCal, BP. did say Cali would experience the brunt of gas $ hikes

BP. screws up with proper maintenance and Californians have to pay the price for incompetance, although BP. will still show record profits for this quarter...

[BlueStorm]

15. Geez, it's been $2.09 here in Michigan..

And I know it's the possibility that it is a swing state and that the big oil men are trying to woo us.

Well... it ain't gonna work Bubba.

Hi WCGreen!! I haven't heard from you in a while, so I'll just throw out a big wave, :hi:

BlueStorm

[WCGreen]

16. Back Atcha....

[fuzzyball]

20. They are still ripping us off in Wash State...I paid $2.75 and my wife

said "that is not so bad"... can you believe it?
SHe forgets it was under $2 last year at this time.

Ofcourse this is a blue state so we will be the last
to benefit from lower gas prices.

[Common Sense Party]

36. Ummm...in the reddest of red states, Utah, we're still at $2.80+

So much for the "punishing the blue states" theory.

[fuzzyball]

40. Utah has too few electoral votes...what is it 3?....Utah don't count

Just kidding.

[whopis01]

43. They are still ripping us off in Wash State...I paid $2.75 and my wife

SHe forgets it was under $2 last year at this time.

I hate it when I see people trying to make valid points but using distorted facts to do so. It does not help our case and only fuels (no pun intended) criticism.

No one should be satisfied with the current gas situation, nor should they feel "that is not so bad". And certainly no one should be giving the administration a pass on what has happened simply because gas prices drop a little.

But to claim that prices were under $2 at this time last year is false and ridiculous. The nationwide average 1 year ago was $2.778. In Washington state, in the Bremerton area, the average price a year ago was $2.789. I am not sure what part of Washington you are from, but I seriously doubt that the prices were under $2.00 anywhere in that state a year ago. I chose Bremerton as an example because their current average price ($2.749) matches closely what you paid today.

See : Fuel Guage Report for more info.

[fuzzyball]

45. In January 2006 the national average price of gas was at $2.18

and in January 2005 it was well below $1.80.....so
stop splitting hair, please. And we do have somne
gas stations here in Vancouver, WA which occasionally
drop gas prices to fight competition.

You can find the data by googling "gasoline prices"
as I did. I was just going by what I remembered, and I was
pretty damn close.

[OzarkDem]

21. Guess what I found in my kitchen drawer today?

A "Green for State Senate, Dist. 24" magnet. I put it back on the fridge along with my magnet of Bill & Al.

[Gregorian]

22. With all that extra money, you can buy yourself an indoor toilet!

Now that's sofistuhcated!

[qnr]

23. Well, it cost me $2.78 to go from empty to full today.

That was in my 50cc scooter though.

[Imagevision]

24. So then, gas prices are dropping in selected states only?!! Sounds

like Bush, "no sense in losing mnoey nationwide" this so sucks, it's blatantly obvious the trickery being performed by this corrupt administration.

Dems should win bck both the house AND SENATE

[struggle4progress]

27. AAA webpage has links to historical data

http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/sbsavg.asp

[Common Sense Party]

37. Does the White House set gas prices at hundreds of thousands

of individual gas stations around the country?

Really?

[McCamy Taylor]

25. Price fixing is price fixing, either way. Let's investigate them!

[snowbear]

26. ***** Did anyone see Jack Caffety asking about ........

... gas prices going down dramatically and if it will make them more prone to vote for Republicans??

It was on this weekend's "In the Money" show on CNN.

Cafferty stated that they were literally FLOODED with responses, and he said...

"I am proud to say that every single one of them said NO and that they know exactly what's going on"

He read off several of the e-mails (they had thousands) because of it was "Question of the Week"..

The e-mails he read off basically had the same opinion -- that if Rove and Company think that they're buying the b.s. that somehow gas prices just conveniently went down just prior to the mid-terms, then they must really think that the American public is s-t-u-p-i-d"


A lot of people said they knew after the election, they'd be listening to the excuse on why the prices had to go back up.

They all agreed that it was a political ploy.

It did my heart good to hear Jack Cafferty say that every response during the entire week said that they aren't buying the excuses we're being fed about why prices automatically went down!

If it was supposed to be a Rovian plot -- according to thousands responding to CNN, they're more pissed that the administration thinks they're that dumb!

[rodeodance]

34. thanks for the post. Good news

[Virginian]

28. Here are some facts and speculation why...GMan last week

Read GMan's journal. He has some pretty interesting theories.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Gman/27

[primative1]

32. Devils Advocate ...

While I agree that the sudden drop in energy cost is highly suspicious I dont agree with the regional conclusion.
Supply sources vary from one market to another.
For fact, I know that the west coast has been disproportianaly effected by the alaskan pipeline cutoff.
Thus one would not expect that the price drop in the west would be as pronounced as the one in the east (look at price in ALaska itself). Its just logistics.
What we need to wonder about is WHY the price is droped AFTER the pipeline was closed. Makes one scratch his head.
Logic tells me that a reduction in supply should have led to HIGHER, not lower prices. Something smells.
As a footnote I read this morning that the pipeline would be reopening soon.
Since prices are already falling with the pipeline closed, Imagine where an actualy free market would price fuel with the added oversupply coming back to the market?
Unfortunatly my guess is that after early November, mysteriously, panic will again overtake the market and although storing the excess will still be the real problem, prices will again climb 50%+ for the sake of Exxons profits.

[Nay]

29. Gas prices dropping fast here in Richmond, VA--1.99 yesterday.

No doubt because of Macaca Allen's desperate straits. Gas was dropping ten cents a day there for a while.

[FormerDittoHead]

30. Low gas prices MEANS we're winning the war on terrorism! n/t

[GOPS Worst Fear]

35. Anyone Who votes Repug because gas Prices went down is crazy

Especially since we all know that they will go right through the roof again next year no matter what. How shallow are you all who think this? Bush is a total failure and has way too much power. We need checks and balances back in Congress to stop this moron.

[joe_sixpack]

38. I wouldn't worry

the American people aren't that shallow or ignorant to vote strictly because the price of gas is falling. One positive piece of news isn't going to make up for a boatload of negatives.

[tbyg52]

42. I hate to tell you this...

..but some of them *are*. I've talked to them.

[Imagevision]

39. Let's see where prices are at a week after the elections...

[NJ Democrats]

41. $2.10 in NC

Its such an election year ploy

[bigwillq]

44. I've been paying around $2.70/gal

here in CT.